LOS ANGELES, Dec. 29 (UPI) -- Darren Collison fired a second-half comeback that allowed the No. 1 UCLA Bruins to rally for a 55-52 Pac-10 win over the Washington State Cougars.
COLORADO SPRINGS, Dec. 29 (UPI) -- Jacob Burtschi scored 21 points and Dan Nwaelele added 19 in the No. 23 Air Force Falcons' 66-52 victory over the George Washington Colonials.
COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Dec. 29 (UPI) -- Josh Carter went 6-for-6 on three-pointers Thursday night as 12th-ranked Texas A&M clobbered out-manned Grambling State, 101-27.
MEMPHIS, Dec. 29 (UPI) -- Chris Douglas-Roberts had 19 points and Memphis used a 7-0 first-half run to build a 38-28 halftime lead Thursday night in an 87-62 win over Lamar.
SAN DIEGO, Dec. 29 (UPI) -- Marshawn Lynch rushed for 111 yards and two TDs Thursday night as No. 20 California easily beat 21st-ranked Texas A&M, 45-10, in the Holiday Bowl.
BATON ROUGE, La., Dec. 29 (UPI) -- Glen "Big Baby" Davis had 19 points and LSU scored the game's first 15 points Thursday night in a 92-58 rout of Mississippi Valley State.
SOUTH BEND, Ind., Dec. 29 (UPI) -- Rob Kurz scored a game-high 23 points Thursday night as No. 24 Notre Dame blasted Rider, 101-51, for its 10th straight victory.
CLEMSON, S.C., Dec. 29 (UPI) -- Trevor Booker had 14 points and seven rebounds Thursday night as No. 21 Clemson preserved its perfect record with a 75-60 win over Georgia.
CHAPEL HILL, N.C., Dec. 28 (UPI) -- Freshman Brandan Wright had 19 points and seven rebounds Thursday night as No. 2 North Carolina routed Rutgers, 87-48, for its eighth straight victory.
DALLAS, Dec. 28 (UPI) -- Dirk Nowitzki sank a 19-foot jump shot with one second left Thursday night to give the Dallas Mavericks a 101-99 win over Phoenix.
SAN ANTONIO, Dec. 28 (UPI) -- Tony Parker scored a team-high 22 points Thursday night to lead the San Antonio Spurs to an easy 106-83 victory over Utah.
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BUFFALO, N.Y., Dec. 28 (UPI) -- Jason Pominville, Chris Drury and Thomas Vanek scored in the second period Thursday night as the Buffalo Sabres topped Carolina, 4-1.
Contestants (L-R) Cooper Barth of West Long Branch, New Jersey, Eboseremhen Eigbe of Galloway, New Jersey, Jacob Bayly Hunter of Sante Fe, New Mexico and Massound Sharif of Albany, New York, all await their turns to compete during the 3rd round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. UPI/Mike Theiler
